The first day of winter will feel like spring as daytime highs climb to the 50s and 60s across the South Plains. It will feel like winter beginning Thursday night as the first of a couple of strong arctic fronts move into the region.
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There's still time to visit Santa and Mrs. Claus before Christmas! Saturday, December 23, 2017, from 6:00-10:00 p.m. is the last night to visit Santa Land. This year marked the 61st anniversary of Santa Land, and updated scenes and lighting have made this the biggest and best season yet.
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The Dickens County Volunteer Fire Department has announced the county is now placed on a burn ban, adding it to more than 90 other Texas counties that are currently under a ban. As of Dec. 13, the Texas A&M Forest Service had 92 other counties in a burn ban.
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After five years of being based in Lubbock, the Texas Plains Trail Region has moved its headquarters to Spur. The organization, which works to promote tourism within 52 counties of the South Plains, feels the move exemplifies the mission of the org.
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Right now, accident Investigators with the Lubbock Police Department are investigating that wreck that happened just before midnight. When police arrived on scene, they found 43-year-old Tracie Scofield with life-threatening injuries.
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Every student at Westwind Elementary will receive a pair of sweatpants from South Plains Electric Cooperative, just in time for the holidays - and the cold weather. The school will have a presentation to hand out the sweatpants on Friday, December 15 at 2 p.m. in the cafeteria.
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For Lubbock this week, highs will vary from the mid-50s to near 70 degrees as weak cold fronts move through the South Plains about every other day. With the dry air it will be cold at night with most of the overnight lows in the low to mid 20s in Lubbock and even lower temps in the northwest South Plains.
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Children from Lubbock and surrounding communities are invited to Santa Land's Opening Ceremony on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at 6 p.m. Lubbock City Council members will welcome Santa and Mrs. Claus from the North Pole, turn on the Christmas lights in this winter village, and officially open Santa Land. Lubbock Parks and Recreation has hosted Santa Land for the past 61 years, and admission for all ages is free.
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Light snow and rain has been spotted in and around the city of Lubbock but we have no accumulation of snow to report. Roadways in southern Lubbock County and counties south of Lubbock will be wet due to light amounts of precipitation expected to continue through Wednesday evening.
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Light snow and rain has been spotted in and around the city of Lubbock but no accumulation of snow to report. Roadways in southern Lubbock county and counties south of Lubbock will be wet due to light amounts of precipitation expected to continue through Wednesday evening.
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Winter weather has returned to the South Plains with a wintry mix in some areas and cold for all of the region. The wintry mix of rain, sleet and snow will move southward out of the South Plains during the day, leaving some light accumulations in the southern South Plains, Big Bend and Concho Valley areas.
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Amounts will be light for most of the region, but in the area from Lubbock west to southwest there could be some glazing of bridges/overpasses and grassy areas. However, with warm surface temperatures and light precipitation amounts, travel is not likely to be affected, except possibly in the area from Levelland to Morton and south to Midland.
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With winter weather conditions developing in parts of the South Plains, TxDOT is preparing parts of I-27, Loop 289, Marsha Sharp Freeway, and Highway 84 before the possible freeze. Trucks are out spraying brine solution, a mixture of water and salt, to prevent any kind of ice forming on bridges and overpasses.
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Behind the front, northerly winds have gusted over 31 mph and the temperatures have gone from the mid 70s Monday to the projected highs of near 40 in Lubbock on Tuesday. There will be some light rain, sleet and snow possible beginning Tuesday afternoon and continuing through mid-day Wednesday.
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You might be familiar with the holiday classic "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas" and it may now be stuck in your head. But one child living on the South Plains may actually be singing that after losing a stuffed hippo at the Lubbock Preston Smith International Airport recently.
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Children from Lubbock and surrounding communities are invited to Santa Land's Opening Ceremony on Sunday, December 10, 2017, at 6:00 p.m. Lubbock City Council members will welcome Santa and Mrs. Claus from the North Pole, turn on the Christmas lights in this winter village, and officially open Santa Land. Lubbock Parks and Recreation has hosted Santa Land for the past 61 years, and admission for all ages is free.
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